Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere
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Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere (b. 1 January 1964) is a Nigerian journalist turned politician who was elected to the Senate for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the All Nigeria People's Party
(ANPP) platform.
Jajere entered politics in 2007. He was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and then Commissioner of Works in the government in Yobe State.
While he was commissioner of Agriculture, farms were established across the state, boosting food production and creating jobs.
12,000 farmers were employed in production of castor seeds for export under the state castor oil production programme.
700 tractors were successfully procured and allocated to farmers.
In June 2008 he was engaged in a war of words with the Federal government over delivery and payment for grains allocated to the state. Jajere accused the Federal government of using late delivery to make the ANPP state government look bad, while the Federal Minister of State accused Yobe State of failure to pay for the grains.
During his tenure as Commissioner of works about 700 kilometers of roads were completed.
Jajere was elected as Yobe South Senatorial candidate for the ANPP.
He promised to gain funding from Abuja
for projects in the state, to provide jobs and the resolve land tenure issues.
In April 2011 he was elected with 96,645 votes. The runner-up, the incumbent Senator Adamu Garba Talba
of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP), won 79,891 votes.
Yobe State
Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the All Nigeria People's Party
All Nigeria People's Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate...
(ANPP) platform.
Jajere entered politics in 2007. He was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and then Commissioner of Works in the government in Yobe State.
While he was commissioner of Agriculture, farms were established across the state, boosting food production and creating jobs.
12,000 farmers were employed in production of castor seeds for export under the state castor oil production programme.
700 tractors were successfully procured and allocated to farmers.
In June 2008 he was engaged in a war of words with the Federal government over delivery and payment for grains allocated to the state. Jajere accused the Federal government of using late delivery to make the ANPP state government look bad, while the Federal Minister of State accused Yobe State of failure to pay for the grains.
During his tenure as Commissioner of works about 700 kilometers of roads were completed.
Jajere was elected as Yobe South Senatorial candidate for the ANPP.
He promised to gain funding from Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
for projects in the state, to provide jobs and the resolve land tenure issues.
In April 2011 he was elected with 96,645 votes. The runner-up, the incumbent Senator Adamu Garba Talba
Adamu Garba Talba
Adamu Garba Talba was elected Senator for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007...
of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP), won 79,891 votes.